Jennifer Lewerenz | December 27, 2020 At 10:45 a.m.
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(KNSI): With the new year fast approaching, it’s time to set the New Year’s resolution.
Jodi Gertken is the director of CentraCare’s community wellness program and has tips on how to get your resolution.
“Start small. Start to achieve,” Gertken told KNSI’s Your Health program.
She suggests asking yourself: Are the goals I am setting achievable? Are they realistic?
“People come up with an aggressive list and almost prepare to fail immediately.”
The next step in achieving the New Year’s goal is to score it.
“You don’t have to go out and yell at him from the rooftops, you don’t have to put everything on Facebook, but you can write to be responsible.”
Gertken also suggests using a friend or spouse to help you make accounts working together to complete your resolutions.
“You can set up your own reward system to help encourage and encourage you … If I do that, I can do it.”
Use the example of going for a run and rewarding yourself with a pedicure.
Finally, Gertken encourages people to keep looking for their goals throughout the year.
“It doesn’t have to be a January thing. Do it in June. Do it in September. Do it whenever it makes sense to you.”